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Review
. 2021 Jun 1;21(3):378-382.
doi: 10.17305/bjbms.2020.4716.

Lingual cyst with respiratory epithelium: The importance of differential diagnosis

Fabrizio Cialente  1 , Giulia De Soccio  1 , Vincenzo Savastano  2 , Michele Grasso  1 , Michele Dello Spedale Venti  3 , Massimo Ralli  1 , Mara Riminucci  3 , Marco De Vincentiis  4 , Alessandro Corsi  3 , Antonio Minni  1
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Review

Lingual cyst with respiratory epithelium: The importance of differential diagnosis

Fabrizio Cialente et al. Bosn J Basic Med Sci. .
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interests

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Magnetic resonance imaging of a patient with a lingual cyst with respiratory epithelium (LCRE) that demonstrates an approximately 6 cm cystic mass beneath the tongue in the coronal (A), axial (B), and sagittal planes (C). The lesion shows high signal on both basic (A) and fat-saturated T2-weighted (B) images, no contrast enhancement on T1 sequences (C). These aspects are in keeping with simple fluid collection. (A) COR T2 FSE; (B) AX FRFSE T2 Fat Sat; (C) SAG T1 FSE + contrast.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Lingual cyst with respiratory epithelium (LCRE): low-power magnification of the cyst wall is illustrated in (A). The epithelial layer consists of ciliated, pseudostratified, columnar cells (B) which are immunoreactive for cytokeratin 7 (C) and thyroid transcription factor 1 (D) but not for thyroglobulin (E). The thick smooth muscle cell layer underneath the epithelial lining (A) is highlighted by desmin immunostaining (F). A and B: hematoxylin and eosin. Bars: 200 mm in A and F; 100 mm in B; 80 mm in C, D, and E.
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